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单词 shillingless
释义

shilling /shilˈing/

noun
  1. A coin or its value, 12 old pence, equivalent to 5 (new) pence (historical)
  2. The standard monetary unit of Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania and Uganda (100 cents)
adjective
  1. Costing or offered for a shilling
  2. Also in combination, as in two-shilling, three-shilling, etc
ORIGIN: OE scilling, Ger Schilling

shillˈingless adjective

shillˈingsworth noun

As much as can be purchased for a shilling

shilling mark noun

A solidus sign

shilling shocker or shilling dreadful noun

A short sensational story or novel, orig one published at a shilling

not the full shilling (informal)

Not having all mental faculties intact

take the (king's or queen's) shilling (historical)

To enlist as a soldier by accepting a recruiting officer's shilling, a practice discontinued in 1879

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